Zones of amity, zones of enmity : : the prospects for economic and military security in Asia / / edited by James Sperling, Yogendra Malik, David Louscher.

• Superior document: International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; Volume 70
• TeilnehmendeR: Sperling, James,; Malik, Yogendra K.,; Louscher, David J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; Volume 70.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (152 pages)
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; List of Acronyms /; Introduction A Problem of Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific 1 /; The Prospects for Economic and Military Security in Australasia /; The International Politics of Southern Asia /; The Limits of Defense and Security Cooperation in Southeast Asia /; Domestic-International Interactions and Japanese Security Studies /; China and the Future of Security Cooperation and Conflict in Asia /; The Role of the United States in Post-Cold War East Asian Security Affairs /; Contributors /; Author Index /; Subject Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004476822
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by James Sperling, Yogendra Malik, David Louscher.

This volume addresses the problem of military and economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific, particularly the impact of the end of the Cold War, on the evolution of its four regional subsystems (Australasia, Southern Asia, Southeast Asia, and Northeast Asia), the level of institutionalization in its economic and military dimensions, and the tendency towards regional amity or regional enmity. It investigates the regional institutions of military and economic security organizing the interstate relations of the Asia-Pacific; assesses the military and economic ambitions of China, Japan, and the United States; and suggests that the 'clash of civilizations' thesis is of limited use in understanding the dynamics of interstate relations in this centrally important area of the world. Contributors are Shigekio N. Fukai, Haruhiro Fukui, Norman A. Graham, Steven A. Hoffmann, Jim Rolfe, Sheldon Simon, James Sperling, and Robert M. Uriu.